Fence



(No Model.)

W. T. MANRY.

FENCE.

Patented Dec. l0, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

IVILLIAM T. MANRY, OF SI-IILOAH, TEXAS.

' FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,933, dated December 10, 1889.

Application tiled May 2, 1889.- Serial No. 309,357. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it'known that I, WILLIAM T. MANRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Shiloah, in the county orf Denton and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of farm-fences embodying upright posts and suspended panels comprising rails and suspending-wires; and its object is to providea simple and improved fence of this character wherein rails of any length may be used, in which but one suspending-wire to each panel is employed, in lieu of at both ends of the same, as commonly constructed, and in which one or more damaged posts may be replaced without interfering With the fence proper.

A further object of the invention is to provide a farm-fence possessing advantages in point of inexpensiveness in construction, durability, and general efficiency.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a section of a fence embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top or plan View thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the same.

Corresponding parts in the figures are denoted by the same letters of reference.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a series of upright posts set in the ground, preferably at equal distances apart. At one side of these posts, near the top, is provided a continuous horizontal strand of plain or barb wire B, secured to the posts by staples b, said posts being preferably notched at this point, as shown at a, and the wire set within the notches.

Upon the sides of the posts opposite to that upon which the wire B is secured are suspended the panels. The latter comprise a series of rails C, each having one end c lapping the adjacent post and projecting beyond the same, While the other ends-c thereof project to near the post at the opposite end of the panel. The ends c of the rails of the panel adjacent said ends c lap over the adjacent post, as above described, and over the ends c. wire D, formed preferably with a loop d at the bottom for the accommodation of the bottom rails, and is intertwisted between each pair of lapped ends. wires D are secured to the strand B. The lower ends of the panels may be secured, if desired, by a wire loop engaging the wire D and adjacent post.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in theart to which it appertains. By securing the wire B upon one side of the posts andsuspending the pan'els upon the opposite side the strain upon one side of the fence is met by said wire and upon the opposite side by the overlapping ends of the rails. Further, by the system of lapping the ends employed but one suspending-Wire is required to the panel, while by suspending the panelsat one side of the posts the rails may be of any length, thus dispensing with the necessity of cuttingthe rails to a certain The ends c and c are secured by a The upper ends of the l length, as in the case where the panels are swung between the posts. Then it is desired to replace a post, it is only necessary to extract the staple securing the Wire B from the post to be replaced, when the latter can be readily removed and another one substituted Without in any way interfering with the fence.

I claim as my invention- The herein-described fence, consistin g of the upright posts arranged at suitable intervals, acontinuous strand of wire secured to one side of each post near the top, the rails restingon the opposite side of the posts having their opposing ends overlapped, and a wire twisted around the meeting ends of the said rails'and suspending the same from the -continuous-` wire strand, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM T. MANRY. Witnesses:

HENRY F. WAKEFIELD, HAYNEs HoLMAN. 

